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Karl Kunze
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Education
Cornell University, Gradudate School
PhD, Field of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Ithaca, NY
2017 - 2023
Dissertation: “Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization of Breeding Barley for New York State”
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
B.S. Plant Sciences Concentration in Plant Breeding and Genetics, minor in Buisness for the Life Sciences
Ithaca, NY
2013 - 2017
Research Projects
Measure components of weed competitive ability in organic naked barley variety trials by using field trait phenotypes and aerial imaging to measure barley vigor and growth over 4 trials and 2 years
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2017 - 2020
Genome wide association studies of organic barley diversity panels across 13 location by year field locations throughout the Northern United Sates
Genetic by environmental analysis of winter naked barley variety trials across 8 environments throughout the Northern United States
Evaluation of dormancy and pre-harvest sprouting across a winter malting barley breeding population consisting of 450 lines over two location and two years. A total of 5 timepoint assays were conducted in 2020 and 8 timepoint assays conducted in 2021.
Research Experience
Leadership Activities and Professional Services
Crop Science Society of America(CSSA) student member 2019 - present
National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) student member 2020- present
New York State Agriculture Society member 2017 - present
Cornell Plant Breeding and Genetics Graduate Student Association, Synapsis
Alumni of Alpha Gamma Rho, Professional and Social Agricultural Fraternity, Zeta Chapter
Awards and grants received
Graduate student of USDA OREI grants program I and II “Developing Multi-use Naked Barley for Organic Systems”
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2017 - 2023
“Genetic Characterization of Germination Traits and Their Relationship to Preharvest Sprouting in Winter and Spring Barley”
American Malting Barley Association grant award of $11,500 for characterization of seed dormancy and malting quality of winter and spring barley populations
NY & WI, USA
2020-2022
“Cornell Plant Breeding and Genetics Munger-Murphy Award”
An award given to a current cornell plant breeding student showcasing academic excellence and dedicated field research work
Ithaca, NY
August 2022
Selected Publications and Posters
Genetic and epigenetic signals are found predictive to the distribution of intra-individual divergence of alternative splicing.
Poster for 2013 International Conference of Genomics
/Qingdao, China
2014
Yu L, Chen B, Zhang Z.
ESCRT-0 complex modulates Rbf mutant cell survival by regulating Rhomboid endosomal trafficking and EGFR signaling.
J Cell Sci. 2016 May 15;129(10):2075-84.
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2016
Sheng Z, Yu L, Zhang T, Pei X, Li X, Zhang Z and Du W.